Reducing Risks in Surgical Facial Plastic Procedures, An Issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

In this issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. David B. Hom and Deborah Watson bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Reducing Risks in Surgical Facial Plastic Procedures. Despite the many benefits of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, unfavorable outcomes and complications can occur even among experienced surgeons. In this issue, top experts discuss common risks and adverse events that may occur from a variety of procedures and describe ways to help prevent, manage, and treat them.

Contains 17 practice-oriented topics on reducing risks for poor surgical wound healing, facial scarring, local skin flap failure, rhinoplasty, mandible and midface fracture repair, rhytidectomy, blepharoplasty, and more, as well as reducing legal risks and social media issues for cosmetic surgery. 


Provides in-depth clinical reviews on reducing risks in surgical facial plastic procedures, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. 


Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.